Author Guidelines

• Authors are requested to visit the website and registered email (including the spam folder) to keep them updated about the happenings of the conference.

• Similarity of Contents 

  • Overall, not more than 15% during all stages of publication.

  • Single source, not more than 2% during all stages of publication.

  • References are excluded from the similarity score.

  • Contemporary Computing Innovations Conference (CCIC) follows Turnitin/ithenticate to check similarity, no other platform reports should be referred to. CCIC 2026 will not be providing the similarity report to the authors at any instance, only the similarity count will be provided in case of any deviations.

• Self-Citation

  • It is highly discouraged, however relevant citations can be referred to (No more than relevant self-citations are allowed, irrelevant citations are highly discouraged, and the paper will be dropped if found at any stage of the conference. Authors will not be eligible for any refund of registration fees/claims).

• Irrelevant citations 

  • The paper will be dropped at any stage of the publication and the author will be barred from CCIC conference with no eligibility to claim any kind of refund in registration fees  

• Arxiving

  • Arxived papers should be informed in writing to the secretary at nepcon2026@gmail.com by quoting the paper ID before the notification.

• Presentation

  • Mandatory for at least one of the authors of the manuscript.

• Conference/Communication Deadline

  • Authors are requested to adhere to the guidelines written in the communication email and follow the timelines strictly. 

• Refund Policy

  • There is no refund in the case of paper withdrawal after registration.

  • No refund in case of absence from presentation (papers are dropped in case of non-presentation).

• Submission Guidelines

  • Papers should be submitted in English.

  • Papers should be original, unpublished work that is not under review elsewhere. 

  • Submissions should follow the NEPCON 2026. paper template available on our website. – Papers should not exceed 7 pages, including figures, tables, and references. 

  • Tables and equations should be editable, and figures should have good visibility.

  • All the references should be cited inside the manuscript

  • All papers will undergo a rigorous peer-review process. 

 

We look forward to your participation and the opportunity to exchange ideas with the computing community. Join us at 2026 NEPCON.!